Emmanuel Macron's prime minister survives a vote of no confidence, despite an unusual alliance of left and far right.
Category: Europe
October electoral roundup
An update on electoral news, this months featuring Slovenia, Vanuatu, Iraq and Thailand.
Two new prime ministers
Italy gets a new prime minister and Britain is about to do the same. They face very different challenges.
What Truss means
Liz Truss bows out, and the Conservative Party tries changing the rules to prevent further embarrassment. But the constitutional problem runs deep.
Sweden gets a government
A new right-of-centre government is ready to take office in Sweden, but without the actual participation of the far right. Meanwhile, negotiations for a new government continue in Italy.
Back in the UN
Another big defeat for Russia at the United Nations shows how little international opinion has changed since March.
Divided Austria
Austria's president wins re-election for a second term, but with stronger opposition from the far right than had been expected. Also, state election results from Tyrol and Lower Saxony.
Mink force Danish election
Covid-19 claims another victim, as the Danish government is forced to the polls over its illegal liquidation of the country's mink industry.
Weekend results, part 2
There were two Balkan elections on Sunday: Bulgaria seemed to take a step backwards, but there was modest progress in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Weekend results, part 1
Brazil's presidential election is rather closer than expected, and a poor result for the opinion polls. Meanwhile, the electoral system disenfranchises a lot of voters in Latvia.